November 03, 2009, 6:37AM

The Detroit Red Wings face off against the Boston Bruins tonight (7 PM, Versus/WXYT--if you have DirecTV, you need to head to a friend's house or sports bar to see this one) hoping to establish the same kind of consistency that the Bruins have yet to find. 6-6-and-1 Bruins have followed the, "Lose, then win" formula over their first 13... Full story »

August 30, 2009, 2:09PM

My return from a flu-induced hiatus starts with a bang: on Thursday, TSN's Darren Dreger reported that NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly and the NHLPA's executive committee did nothing less than violate the PA's constitution in approving contract extensions for Kelly and the NHLPA's second-in-command, Ian Penny: August 27, TSN: NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly, who has been on the... Full story »

July 02, 2009, 9:10PM

Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman's decisions regarding Team Canada's 2010 Olympic Team orientation roster have received both praise and criticism, but at the present moment, he's mostly receiving criticism for the players he left out. The St. Petersburg Times' Damian Cristodero reports that the Tampa Bay Lightning feel slighted because Steven Stamkos didn't make Yzerman's cut... July 2, St.... Full story »

April 04, 2009, 9:10AM

The Globe and Mail's Eric Duhatschek happens to note a statistic which may end up as the last longevity mark that Chris Chelios reaches as a member of the Red Wings: April 4, Globe and Mail: 1,640: Career games by Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios, who this week moved past Dave Andreychuk into fourth on the NHL's games-played list.... Full story »

March 04, 2009, 8:39AM

The Red Wings suffered a serious loss only five minutes into their Tuesday night game against the St. Louis Blues when Marian Hossa tumbled headfirst into the boards, leaving the game on a stretcher. What happened afterward had the Blues focusing on the trade deadline and whether Keith Tkachuk would remain with the team after Tuesday. As the St. Louis... Full story »

March 03, 2009, 5:38AM

The Red Wings head into tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues (8:30 PM, FSD/WXYT) on the heels of an 8-0 drubbing at the hands of the Nashville Predators, but the 12th-place Blues, who sit three points out of 8th in the Western Conference, have won three straight games, including a 3-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday. The... Full story »

February 03, 2009, 8:20AM

The Detroit Red Wings defeated the St. Louis Blues by a 4-3 shootout tally on Monday, and a certain goaltender who gave up 3 goals on 8 shots against retained his status as the league's best fatalist in a conversation with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeremy Rutherford: February 3, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "I was the worst player in the league... Full story »

February 02, 2009, 6:34PM

NHL.com's Adam Schwartz posted a few pre-game Timbits regarding the Red Wings' matchup against the St. Louis Blues tonight: February 2, NHL.com: St. Louis right wing Brad Boyes, whose favorite band is Metallica, leads the Central Division and is tied for third in the League with 12 power-play goals, but has the worst plus-minus in the Western Conference at minus-22.... Full story »

December 23, 2008, 10:46AM

The St. Louis Blues sport a lovely 13-17-and-3 heading into tonight's matchup with the Detroit Red Wings (7:30 PM, FSN Plus [info here], WXYT), and Blues coach Andy Murray ripped into his team after their 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Murray told the Belleville News-Democrat's Norm Sanders that his to-the-media ripping served a purpose, but Keith Tkachuk... Full story »

December 22, 2008, 6:09PM

As both Abel to Yzerman and Puck Daddy noted, the St. Louis Blues are less than a happy family. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeremy Rutherford says that Blues coach Andy Murray very literally named names in criticizing his team ahead of their Tuesday night visit to Detroit: December 22, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: In his two-plus seasons as Blues coach, Andy... Full story »

October 23, 2008, 9:16AM

The St. Louis Blues rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 4-2 to give the Detroit Red Wings a big scare, outshooting the Wings 14-8 in the third scoring a goal with just over a minute left, leading to a furious finish (which ended when David Backes decided to punch Brad Stuart instead of scraping for a loose puck), but the... Full story »

March 29, 2008, 9:59AM

The St. Louis Blues were extremely satisfied with their 4-3 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings, and no one was happier than Brad Boyes, who scored his 39th and 40th goals to secure the Blues' victory: March 28, StLouisBlues.com: In Friday night's game with Detroit, Boyes netted his 39th and 40th goals of the season, the latter an overtime... Full story »

January 14, 2008, 12:26PM

NHL.com posted a video of St. Louis Blues forward Brad Boyes and Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom "mic'ed up" during the Red Wings' 3-2 loss to St. Louis on December 20th. The clip includes sparse commentary from Holmstrom, whose right knee was injured in a collision with Blues forward Jay McClement. Full story »